Torn Apart

by Joyce Mansour, Serge Gavronsky (Introduction, Translator)

"I saw my belly's electric red hair
Rise toward my breasts, feathered bird,
And I laughed."

Genres: Poetry

96 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1955

About the author

Joyce Mansour was born Joyce Patricia Adès in Bowden, England to Jewish-Egyptian parents. After a month in Cheshire her parents returned with her to Cairo where she lived until she was twenty. Moving to Paris in 1953 she became one of the best known Surrealist poets, authoring sixteen books of poetry, as well as a number of important prose and theater pieces.

Reviews

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible book by an incredible poet, yet again Gavronsky includes a rather perplexing introduction. Rather than learning about Mansour, I am left wondering what is Gavronsky's agenda?

[Taya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Magical, surreal, bold, sensual, feminist, erotic, dark, glorious and French!